6515--acuity charts notice of intent to sole source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6, through its Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Marco Lombart Brothers Inc. The contract involves the delivery of Lombart CVS iMac Acuity Charts for the Kernersville Health Care Center Optometry Clinic located in Kernersville, North Carolina. This procurement is classified under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The agency intends to utilize Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b) authority to solicit from a single source rather than conducting a competitive procurement. The notice explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive quotations.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the government's intention to proceed with a sole source award while allowing other potential contractors to express their interest and capability. Interested parties must submit detailed supporting evidence demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement via email to Contract Specialist Donald V. Harris at donald.harris@va.gov by 9:00 AM EST on Monday, August 25, 2025. The government retains complete discretion to determine whether to convert this sole source procurement into a competitive process based on the responses received. Any contractors responding must provide sufficient detail to prove their capability to comply with the acuity chart delivery requirements. The government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses to this notification, and telephone inquiries will not be accepted.